^Lot 210 Gilbert Roland Spanish Army Tunic from Pirates of Monterey

Blue Spanish Army military tunic worn by Gilbert Roland as Major de Roja in Pirates of Monterey (1947). The film detailed the adventures of a woman caught between opposing Spanish and American forces seeking to control California in the nineteenth century. Roland was a Mexican born actor who began as a romantic lead in the silent era before becoming famous as The Cisco Kid in a series of films in the 1940s. The tunic has a Western Costume Company label on the inner lining with Roland's name handwritten on it. This costume has been slightly altered, with the white collar piping and shoulder epaulettes having been removed at some point.